Snack · 60 min · british

Treacle Tart

If you like shortcrust pastry (pie crust), you’ll love this British snack — 60 minutes from craving to table. Each serving lands at 480 calories with 6g of protein, so it eats like a much heavier meal. Leftovers keep well, so it doubles as next-day lunch without any extra work.

✓ USDA-verified nutrition data

Ingredients

• 1 Shortcrust pastry (pie crust)
• 1.5 cups Golden syrup (or maple syrup)
• 1.5 cups Fresh breadcrumbs
• 1 Lemon
• 2 tbsp Butter
• 1 cup Clotted cream (or cream cheese)

Steps

1. Line a tart tin with the pastry and chill. Golden syrup is the soul of this tart — dark treacle makes a different, heavier dessert.
2. Warm the syrup gently and stir in the breadcrumbs, lemon zest and juice, and melted butter. The breadcrumbs absorb the syrup and set into a chewy, caramel filling.
3. Pour into the pastry shell and bake at 375°F for 25 to 30 minutes until the filling is set and golden at the edges.
4. Cool 20 minutes before slicing — the filling firms as it cools.
5. Serve warm with clotted cream or custard. Harry Potter’s favorite dessert, and the rare fictional food endorsement that’s entirely justified.

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